diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 942beffc4c03..1ff4d687c561 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ CONFIG_HID_SONY=y
 CONFIG_SONY_FF=y
 CONFIG_HID_STEAM=y
 CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y
+CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_USB_OTG=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 886cbb2be4f8..d8d7b1513c5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ CONFIG_HID_SONY=y
 CONFIG_SONY_FF=y
 CONFIG_HID_STEAM=y
 CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y
+CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_USB_ACM=y